I have mentioned in the past the difference in opinion in what a discount is when there is little incentive to buy. To me the discounts are not high enough to incentive "hey let's both be members" when, as Torrie has mentioned in the past, the only difference is a vote. What married couple would vote two different ways?, What married couple would see this and this alone as something providing value? If one partner has gone the extra mile to financially support us what is the incentive to 'do it again'?
My thought on this from long ago was $50/mo covers a couple and any kids that live with them acting as one entity in the space. This follows other organizations that do not require money to enjoy, unlike others, cell phones for example, that each member is getting direct value they would not have with out paying. This is asking for a little bit more because you'll have more than just yourself here, but not too much more because you could anyway. Also, the interview process would involve the family (or couple) applying as one person, which I think is a better way to meet. The same commitment based percentage discounts could apply keeping everything simple. On Mar 12, 2014 11:56 PM, "Michael Griesacker" <[email protected]> wrote: > I think family rates should be 10 to 15$ more per each additional member > with no discounts for buying in advance. I'm fine with non family group > rates as currently proposed. > On Mar 12, 2014 9:22 PM, "Omar Rassi" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No problem, that's discuss is for! To help each other. >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 8:18 PM, Torrie Fischer <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 22:01:21 Seeley, Tim wrote: >>> > Would $94.50 be the rate paid by an individual paying 3 months at one >>> time? >>> > >>> > (3*35) = 105 >>> > 10% of 105 = 10.5 >>> > 105-10.5=94.5 >>> >>> Yeah, you're both right. >>> >>> I'm an engineer, I swear. >>> >>> > >>> > V/R >>> > Tim Seeley >>> > >>> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On >>> > Behalf Of Omar Rassi Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 5:36 PM >>> > To: SYN/HAK discussion list >>> > Subject: Re: [SH-Discuss] Group discounts >>> > >>> > I think your 7 month 3 people example fall in the 20% discount if the >>> > largest discount applies. Other than that I see no issue with this. >>> Being >>> > able to pay dues for multiple people seem like an more efficient >>> structure >>> > than having two different pricing plans (a family discount plan and >>> bulk >>> > membership plan). >>> > >>> > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 5:21 PM, Torrie Fischer >>> > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I >>> want >>> > to resume our previous discussions about the family discount plans. >>> > >>> > Previous thread: >>> > >>> > https://synhak.org/pipermail/discuss/2014-January/006706.html >>> > >>> > >>> > First, I agree with Andrew's suggestion that the student and senior >>> rates >>> > should be combined into one. $15 seems reasonable, yeah? >>> > >>> > Second, the discount system. >>> > >>> > I'd like to stick with the idea of being able to buy subscriptions in >>> > blocks. However, I'd like to adopt a constant discount rate based on >>> how >>> > many unique individuals are being paid for, with a disjoint discount >>> for >>> > the number of months that are bought for a single person. >>> > >>> > Here's how I think it can be broken down for a single person: >>> > >>> > * 0% discount for 1 month >>> > * 10% discount for 3 or more months >>> > >>> > And if it is for a whole group: >>> > >>> > * 15% discount for 2-6 people >>> > * 20% discount for 7 or more >>> > >>> > If multiple discounts are available, the largest one will be used. >>> > >>> > Examples: >>> > >>> > * 1 person, 1 month: $35, 0% discount >>> > * 1 person, 2 months: $70, 0% discount >>> > * 1 person, 3 months: $101.5, 10% discount of $105 >>> > * 2 people, 1 month for each person: $59.50, 15% discount of $70 >>> > * 2 people, 2 months for each person: $119, 15% discount of $140 >>> > * 2 people, 3 months for each person: $178.50, 15% discount of $210 >>> > * 7 people, 3 months for each person: $624.75, 15% discount of $735 >>> > >>> > This should be quite a bit simpler than the previous idea, and still >>> keeps >>> > with the original idea of making it easier for couples or families to >>> > support themselves. >>> > >>> > Finally, I am considering developing a sliding scale for the low income >>> > rate. I'm not too sure how that would get implemented, but charging a >>> > percentage of membership dues based on the ability to pay seems a lot >>> more >>> > fair than pegging everyone at $15/mo, especially since we're all about >>> > inclusiveness. _______________________________________________ >>> > Discuss mailing list >>> > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>> > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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